# Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025, Paragraph 4: Exercise of a power or duty that is not in force

Extent: E+W

In section 16—
(a) in subsection (1), for paragraph (a) and the “or” after it substitute—
“(a) by a provision in an Act of Senedd Cymru which does not come into force on the day on which the Act receives Royal Assent or the following day, or”;
(b) after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) Subsection (3) does not apply to the exercise of a power or duty to make subordinate legislation unless the subordinate legislation is to come into force before the provision conferring the power or imposing the duty.”;
(c) after subsection (5) insert—
“(6) In subsection (1), the references to a provision in an Act of Senedd Cymru or a Welsh subordinate instrument include a provision that amends another enactment.
(7) Where a provision in an Act of Senedd Cymru or a Welsh subordinate instrument confers or imposes a power or duty by amending another enactment, the references to an Act or instrument in subsections (3)(a) and (b), (4) and (5) include the other enactment as amended.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/3/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legislation-procedure-publication-and-repeals-wales-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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